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Director, Global People Operations & Compliance

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Remote · United StatesSalary not disclosedfull-timeGitLab Careers

An Overview of This Role You will lead the Global People Operations and Compliance team, delivering consistent, scalable, tech-enabled experiences to a global workforce at every stage of the team member lifecycle. You are a strategic, hands-on leader who executes well and influences across functions.

Responsibilities

  • Define and deliver a multi-year People Operations and Compliance roadmap, tied to business priorities, that uses AI and emerging technologies to elevate the team member experience.
  • Build and lead a program to standardize, simplify, and automate manual workflows across the team member lifecycle (e.g. onboarding, data management, offboarding, etc) with clear ownership, documented standards, and measurable service levels.
  • Identify inefficiencies across the People Operations team and the broader People team, and drive the fix through to adoption.
  • Establish operating models, SLAs, and metrics to improve quality and efficiency
  • Partner with various key stakeholders including but not limited to: Compensation, Legal, Procurement, People Technology, Talent Management & Development, Talent Acquisition, People Business Partners, Payroll, IT, Internal Audit to drive strategic priorities
  • Lead the People Operations team in managing our case management platform from intake to resolution, setting service standards, improving response times, and designing scalable escalation paths
  • Lead and develop a high-performing global team by building skills in process design, data fluency, automation, and AI-enabled ways of working, backed by clear career paths, succession plans, and a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
  • Oversee global mobility processes, serving as the escalation point for complex relocation matters and partnering with Legal to monitor regulations, ensure compliance, and keep programs effective
  • Accountable for global employment compliance and risk exposure, setting strategy, owning audit outcomes, and managing the Senior Compliance Analyst who delivers day-to-day execution
  • Own administration for our PEO partners and lead the people operations setup for new entities and global expansion including collaboration on the global employment strategy

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    Posted
    7 Oct 2026
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